Home Healthcare, Hospice and Palliative Care
The Presbyterian Hospice Program provides physical, emotional and spiritual support to terminally ill patients and their families. The hospice team, comprised of professionals and volunteers, helps patients maintain their dignity, comfort and quality of life. The frequency of visits and the level of care are based on mutual agreement between the patient, the primary physician and the primary nurse, and can be increased or decreased as needed.
Home Care Services, With more than 70,000 visits a year in communities across New Mexico, Presbyterian’s Home Care multidisciplinary team provides homebound patients with care in a broad spectrum of services
Hospice Services, Specially trained in pain and symptom management, Presbyterian’s Hospice nurses help patients maintain physical and emotional comfort at the special time that is end of life, with the goal of providing peace and dignity to patients and their families. Through compassionate care and multidisciplinary teamwork, social workers, counselors, Chaplains and our Hospice nurses provide much-needed support for patients and their families. Hospice uses a team of registered nurses, counselors, social workers, home health aides and volunteers to provide needed care.
Outpatient Services
- Intermittent Home Visits
- Pain and Symptom Management
- Medication Adjustments
- Individualized Treatment tailored to meet the patient's needs
- Skilled Nursing
- Medical Social Work
- Home Health Aide
- Chaplain
- Bereavement Counseling
- Visits may be done twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
- Inpatient Unit
The Hospice Inpatient Unit accommodates patients whose pain or symptom control cannot be adequately managed at home. Admission to the Inpatient Unit must be prearranged by a Hospice team member.
- Twenty-four hour nursing care
- A Hospice Medical Director is available to oversee patient care
- Twelve-bed unit
- Families are welcome to stay with the family member twenty-four hours a day.
- Respite care
Palliative Care Consult Services, Presbyterian nurses in our Palliative Care Consult Services help provide care to patients diagnosed with serious life limiting illnesses and their families to relieve suffering of physical, emotional, spiritual, social or practical nature
